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maxrandb

(15,830 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:28 PM Apr 2024

Saw this and OMG! This is the most righteous description of how I feel [View all]

(Bold and italics are mine)

"No, Bidens rallies weren’t bigger. No, you didn’t see any Biden flags on houses or Biden bumper stickers on cars. No, you don’t know a single person on your street or at your church who supports Biden. But guess what? We’re here.

Bidens rallies were small because people who live in reality don’t want to expose themselves to the virus you continue to downplay or deny. We don’t fly Biden flags because we don’t want our houses burned down. We don’t put Biden bumper stickers on our cars because we want to avoid becoming targets for road rage.

We don’t trust you. We decided to minimize our interactions with people who cannot be reasoned with. This is for our own safety.

In private groups – where your not invited – we share our bewilderment of your descent into madness.

We all have stories about how we’ve cut ties with you, our family and former friends, because we don’t want your hatred poisoning our social media streams. We can’t stand to listen to you vomiting the lies of your cult, day after day.

You used to be different. We liked you. But now that we know what was inside your heart all along, we’ve decided you don’t deserve to know about our lives. We’ll skip family reunions, even after we get the vaccine. We’ll make up some excuse just to be polite. But in reality, we just don’t feel like sitting around eating potato salad and making small talk with people who have such monstrous beliefs.

To all the brothers and aunts and cousins and dads and neighbors out there who just can’t wrap their heads around what this means going forward, know that these scars aren’t going away anytime soon. We won’t be reaching out, and we won’t be mending fences. Its not up to us to apologize for the wounds you have gleefully inflicted upon us and our friends.

You poured the gasoline, you lit the match. You burned this to the ground. So if we seem different from now on, I guess we are. We’ve seen your truth laid bare, and we’re horrified. I hope Trump was worth it.

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Damn. I thought I was the only one who felt this way. Baitball Blogger Apr 2024 #1
Rec. onecaliberal Apr 2024 #2
Thank You for posting this. Kick and Rec. Think. Again. Apr 2024 #3
Perfectly stated. K&R AmBlue Apr 2024 #4
Where did you see it exactly? littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 #5
I think it was a letter to the editor maxrandb Apr 2024 #7
I googled it. It's from Villages-News in that retirement community in Florida, December 27, 2020. Link: highplainsdem Apr 2024 #24
Thanks for the source. nt sl8 Apr 2024 #30
It was rather delicious to read it again, at the source. calimary Apr 2024 #31
WOW ! Conjuay Apr 2024 #36
I thought everyone in The Villages were Trumpists? Poiuyt Apr 2024 #54
Damn Near So... GB_RN Apr 2024 #60
Also where 5 residents have been charged with using their dead spouses louis-t Apr 2024 #58
Got A Link For This... GB_RN Apr 2024 #62
I'll look. It was 3, then I heard 5. louis-t Apr 2024 #63
Here it is. louis-t Apr 2024 #64
THIS. YES. Silver Gaia Apr 2024 #6
If only we hadn't elected that Black guy with the funny name. progressoid Apr 2024 #8
And ain't THAT a shame........ MyOwnPeace Apr 2024 #14
Kick and Rec and Wow Hekate Apr 2024 #9
Yes, it captures my feeling. ampm Apr 2024 #10
I think this has made the rounds before. imaginary girl Apr 2024 #11
👍🏼...K&R...👍🏼 spanone Apr 2024 #12
I got my Biden-Harris stickers tonight and they're going on my car tomorrow. lindysalsagal Apr 2024 #13
Who remembers "The Silent Majority"? usonian Apr 2024 #15
I forget how many of the TRAITOR** flotilla capsIzed on Lake Travis? niyad Apr 2024 #18
The ultimate sneaker wave. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #27
Matches My Families Sentiments! Sane1 Apr 2024 #16
KNR (again). This, or something similar was around during the niyad Apr 2024 #17
This was published in 2020. See my reply 24. highplainsdem Apr 2024 #25
I could not agree more. Well thought out and stated. chicoescuela Apr 2024 #19
A compromise between democracy and fascism is unacceptable. Piss on 'em. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2024 #20
Agreed! Hikerchick57 Apr 2024 #21
It speaks very well for my view. Big K&R here. yonder Apr 2024 #22
Truth be told. In abundance. oasis Apr 2024 #23
What DO these sick people get out of their endless love for this despicable ahole? mwb970 Apr 2024 #26
That's THE Question of This Era. calimary Apr 2024 #32
I simply cannot understand it. mwb970 Apr 2024 #38
I feel exactly this way too.nt Trueblue Texan Apr 2024 #28
Blue wave build DoBW Apr 2024 #29
So well said--completely agree. Timeflyer Apr 2024 #33
This is from right after the 2020 election; we're in a different world now. LeftinOH Apr 2024 #34
Well said! PatSeg Apr 2024 #35
Perfectly said, and... birdographer Apr 2024 #37
It's funny, cuz it's the contrary: libs own MAGA, living rent free in their heads. n/t Beartracks Apr 2024 #40
The wounds have been gleefully inflicted upon American democracy as well. Beartracks Apr 2024 #39
KnR! n/t iluvtennis Apr 2024 #41
What a drag it is to see you. world wide wally Apr 2024 #42
Gratitude Jean Genie Apr 2024 #43
Excellent I'm waiting for the right time to post this on Facebook kimbutgar Apr 2024 #44
Amen. Joinfortmill Apr 2024 #45
Exactly this! Thanks for sharing. nt LittleGirl Apr 2024 #46
Beware the Fury of a Patient Man CarolinaNC Apr 2024 #47
Agreed with everything except one thing. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2024 #48
Insightful and well-written Seinan Sensei Apr 2024 #49
321th Rec! Niagara Apr 2024 #50
322. Biden did more events than Trump in 2020 underpants Apr 2024 #51
I love you, underpants! Strictly platonically of course. Niagara Apr 2024 #52
❤️ underpants Apr 2024 #56
Biden/Trump flags keithbvadu2 Apr 2024 #53
I feel the same way as the OP / author Leith Apr 2024 #55
such a good point about the safety issue ecstatic Apr 2024 #57
Very well said. GoodRaisin Apr 2024 #59
I do have one point of disagreement, though. soldierant Apr 2024 #61
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